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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…
Man accused of eating girlfriend's organs fit for trial
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body has been found competent to stand trial next month.
The Latest: Pakistan approves final-phase of COVID vaccine
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s drug regulatory agency has approved final-phase testing of a Chinese-made vaccine against coronavirus in this Islamic nation where the new virus has caused 617 deaths since February.
Prosecutor seeks no bail for ex-CIA officer in spying case
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. prosecutors are asking that a former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI be held without bail on charges of spying for China.
Tension with Washington helps fuel Turkey-Venezuela alliance
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At first glance, they seem like an odd couple.
Prosecutors seek prison for ex-soldier they say is Satanist
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A former Army soldier who prosecutors said is a Satanist who hoped to overthrow the U.S. government should spend around three years in prison for providing viable instructions for building…
Video shows encounter that led to charge for Atlanta officer
ATLANTA (AP) — A Black man who was killed by a white Atlanta officer in 2016 swerved around the officer’s vehicle and was not driving at him when the officer opened fire, police dash camera video released Tuesday s…
Second large seizure of fentanyl at Mexico City airport
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Israeli court: Damascus Bibles to stay in National Library
JERUSALEM (AP) — A quarter century after Israeli spies, a Canadian activist and a Syrian rabbi smuggled nine rare medieval Jewish manuscripts out of Damascus, an Israeli court decided the books will remain under th…
Museum says displaying Confederate statue part of healing
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston museum dedicated to conserving African American culture said Tuesday that its decision to display a more than 100-year-old Confederate statue is about providing Black Americans with a way t…
The Latest: Trump's payroll tax plan means big repayment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s payroll tax deferral would provide workers with a modest bump in take-home pay the rest of this year, but they’d face a big tax bill next year when repaying the money.
Belarus president remains defiant as protest strikes grow
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — More workers in Belarus joined a widening strike Tuesday to press for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has extended his 26-year rule in an election the oppo…
S&P 500 crests at highest-ever level as stocks drift higher
Stock indexes were drifting mostly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, placing the S&P 500 once again on track to eclipse its record closing high after falling short of doing so several times in recent days.
Feds attempting to seize home of former pro wrestler
MADISON, Miss. (AP) — Months after his brother was indicted in one of the largest public corruption cases in Mississippi's history, federal authorities are trying to seize the $1.5 million Madison home of former pr…
Ex-journalist Freeland Canada’s 1st female finance minister
TORONTO (AP) — Former journalist Chrystia Freeland became Canada’s first female finance minister on Tuesday.
White driver denies antagonizing biracial man who shot girl
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police heard conflicting stories of the moments that led up to a biracial man opening fire at a pickup truck on a Georgia highway, killing a white teenage girl in the back seat, a detective tes…